  I am a Laker fan. While I watched the game last night, I noticed Phil Jackson is not very nervous about being down 2-1. Nor should he be. The reason why the Lakers have let the Pistons get ahead of them is poor offense. In games 1 and 3 they did not get the ball to Shaq enough. Watch for Shaq in the next two games, he will drive hard down the lanes and establish position early. This will cause foul trouble for the Pistons. The Lakers will win the next two. It's easy for people to start talking about the Lakers being "done for" because it makes good press. I am not in denial about their poor preformances in games 1 and 3. Game three will be the low point for the Lakers in this series. Getting the ball into Shaq in game 4 has to be their number one priority. We assume that by doing this, the Lakers take advantage of the mis-match at center. The low-post threat Shaq provides will free up Kobe, Fisher and Payton to score from the outside. Malone is key in the next two games, his injury is bothering him but the Lakers are much better off with him on the court because of his good decision making.
The Lakers will put Bryon Russel and Rick Fox off the bench for some defensive pressure. How the Lakers will win games 4 & 5. Get the ball to Shaq. Get it to him often and allow the offense to run through him. Get Detroit in early foul trouble, specifically Rasheed Wallace. As we know, the fouls will limit the effectivness of their defensive abilities and because they are not a great shooting team the Lakers can take the advantage.
Shaq needs to be on the free throw line at least 15 times each game. Take Richard Hamilton out of the game by having Kobe Bryant guard him 1 on 1 and this will disrupt their offense. Make Chauncy Billups win the game for Detroit. Be agressive on defense. Take hard fouls and get Detroit angry. This is my take, let's see how Phil responds in the next two games. Even if we are down 3-1, don't count the Lakers out. Let's bring this thing back to L.A. 
